quote:Originally posted by mike the snake:
I noticed that the 4 screws that hold down the chrome shift gate were lightly loose.
I tightened them, but one is stripped completely and just spins and spins.
I haven't yet pulled the front shifter assembly apart, but I'm hoping i can maybe JB-Weld a nut to the underside so I can get all four screws to tighten properly.
After greasing the shaft bushing, and the rear shifter shaft bushing, the action does seem to me much smoother.
I have to wait to see how well things might be improved because we have this huge storm that's supposed to last a few days, and I'm going to wait until things are dry before driving the car (it has DOT "cheater slicks") on the rear so driving on wet roads would be VERY bad.
Once this storm has passed, next week, the car is going up on a lift for inspection, cleaning, and gearbox and engine fluid changes.
Use "syntetic" grease. It won't dry out as fast.
Make sure the shifter boot in the console is intact and in there.
Replace the shift rod trunion with the billet alumumin aftermarket one that uses the graphite impregnated bushing.
Take the shift detents out of there and run on the zf's detents.
All of this will make the shifter feel lighter and more precise.
The detents in the console are to compensate for twisting in the shift shaft. They must have field tested this with Godzilla because I can't make them twist?
As far as the rain goes, what you guys get in rain, we get 5 days later in snow. 1" of rain equals 12" of snow.
I thought you were in drought? Can't you keep the water there or is that beyond California Civil Engineering capabilities?
We're going to be shoveling snow into July if this keeps up? Do they make cheater slicks with snow and ice treads on them?
